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without_o consideration_n of_o this_o tenuâ—_n in_o capite_fw-la their_o right_n be_v sufficient_o secure_v under_o the_o word_n villae_fw-la now_o what_o if_o all_o this_o be_v oppose_v only_o out_o of_o a_o spirit_n of_o contradiction_n and_o ouâ—_n of_o the_o same_o spirit_n he_o contradict_v himself_o and_o answer_v the_o character_n which_o the_o inimitable_a cowley_n give_v of_o envy_n which_o begin_v davidâ—â—_n davidâ—â—_n â—nvy_n at_o the_o praise_n herself_o have_v win_v â—he_v villae_fw-la i_o say_v signify_v town_n and_o â—â—shes_n too_o as_o distinct_a from_o the_o burâ—â—s_n to_o be_v sure_a not_o the_o habitation_n â—â—nants_n in_o chief_a only_o who_o our_o optant_n argue_v to_o have_v be_v the_o only_a â—â—sentatives_n of_o the_o commons_o if_o they_o â—any_n till_o the_o 49_o of_o h._n 3._o but_o to_o deâ—â—_n my_o notion_n of_o the_o villae_fw-la he_o cite_v
petyt_n p._n 228._o nor_o early_a commencement_n than_o the_o commons_o what_o king_n henry_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n begin_v that_o be_v to_o call_v such_o earl_n and_o baron_n 228._o ib._n p._n 228._o quos_fw-la dignatus_fw-la est_fw-la such_o as_o he_o please_v edward_n the_o first_o and_o his_o successor_n constant_o observe_v this_o be_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n 210._o viz._n the_o rebellious_a baron_n who_o frame_v the_o new_a government_n p._n 210._o the_o lord_n make_v the_o commons_o and_o the_o king_n make_v the_o lord_n the_o king_n follow_v montfort_n pattern_n 229._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 229._o for_o call_v the_o commons_o to_o parliament_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o montfort_n alone_a for_o they_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n frame_v and_o set_v up_o the_o new_a government_n 210._o p._n 210._o after_o which_o they_o send_v out_o writ_n in_o the_o king_n name_n to_o summon_v a_o parliament_n with_o commons_o as_o well_o as_o nobleman_n and_o yet_o 228._o camden_n cite_v p._n 226._o cotton_n cite_v p._n 228._o according_a to_o two_o author_n who_o i_o receive_v h._n 3._o set_v the_o pattern_n who_o after_o the_o victory_n at_o evesham_n wise_o begin_v in_o this_o what_o his_o successor_n fortunate_o finish_v and_o the_o king_n beginning_n this_o be_v a_o reason_n why_o those_o king_n follow_v montfort_n pattern_n though_o it_o be_v by_o the_o power_n of_o montfort_n alone_o that_o be_v of_o he_o and_o the_o other_o baron_n that_o the_o commons_o be_v let_v in_o to_o the_o great_a council_n to_o lessen_v the_o strength_n and_o power_n of_o the_o great_a lord_n that_o be_v their_o own_o strength_n and_o power_n yet_o it_o be_v by_o the_o king_n authority_n though_o it_o be_v before_o the_o battle_n of_o evesham_n when_o montfort_n prevail_v yet_o it_o be_v do_v after_o when_o the_o king_n recover_v the_o regality_n i_o shall_v come_v now_o to_o the_o particular_a consideration_n of_o jani_fw-la anglorum_fw-la facies_fw-la nova_fw-la the_o author_n of_o which_o sufficient_o show_v his_o fantasticalness_n in_o the_o title_n of_o his_o book_n jani_fw-la anglorum_fw-la facies_fw-la nova_fw-la what_o because_o his_o shred_n of_o antiquity_n be_v think_v doubtful_a by_o some_o take_v in_o one_o sense_n by_o other_o in_o another_o do_v he_o therefore_o make_v janus_n bifrons_fw-la of_o his_o composition_n he_o have_v as_o good_a call_v it_o a_o spread_v eagle_n which_o look_v both_o way_n too_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o suit_v better_a with_o my_o book_n which_o be_v a_o high_a flyer_n his_o allusion_n to_o selden_n jani_fw-la anglorum_fw-la facies_fw-la altera_fw-la will_v not_o justify_v he_o since_o that_o antiquary_n be_v chief_o conversant_a in_o popular_a and_o lucrative_a law_n beside_o the_o title_n import_v the_o novelty_n of_o his_o opinion_n though_o perhaps_o he_o will_v have_v we_o believe_v that_o he_o put_v a_o new_a face_n upon_o those_o musty_a old_a thing_n which_o have_v be_v think_v to_o look_v with_o a_o different_a aspect_n nor_o can_v he_o shroud_v himself_o under_o my_o title_n for_o i_o be_v a_o old_a face_n which_o have_v honourable_a scar_n and_o flaw_n in_o it_o and_o a_o professor_n aspect_n and_o they_o understand_v not_o raillery_n and_o figure_n who_o observe_v not_o how_o i_o expose_v he_o by_o the_o allusion_n he_o will_v have_v it_o and_o bring_v many_o argument_n 22._o jan._n angl._n etc._n etc._n p._n 22._o among_o which_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o whole_a parliament_n of_o that_o famous_a king_n ed._n 3._o but_o that_o be_v not_o infallible_a that_o the_o common_a council_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o king_n john_n charter_n be_v only_o a_o council_n for_o scutage_n and_o aid_v grant_v by_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la whereas_o aid_n sometime_o signify_v such_o as_o to_o be_v sure_o be_v grant_v by_o the_o great_a council_n and_o therefore_o do_v always_o 12._o against_o jani_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 10_o 11_o 12._o far_o what_o need_n be_v there_o to_o have_v the_o cause_n of_o summons_n declare_v if_o it_o be_v only_o about_o aid_n and_o escuage_z or_o other_o ordinary_a business_n of_o course_n though_o indeed_o whether_o it_o be_v for_o aid_n or_o other_o business_n may_v not_o be_v know_v without_o this_o declaration_n 12._o ib._n p._n 12._o last_o if_o all_o proprietor_n be_v member_n of_o the_o great_a general_n council_n it_o be_v strange_a there_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v the_o same_o care_n take_v that_o they_o may_v be_v summon_v alas_o what_o signify_v the_o provision_n of_o the_o common_a law_n but_o he_o bring_v a_o argument_n from_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n be_v a_o count_n palatine_n 20._o against_o jan._n etc._n etc._n p._n 20._o and_o not_o subject_a to_o the_o feudal_n law_n whereas_o he_o be_v a_o feudal_a tenant_n though_o 8._o bracton_n lib._n 3._o ca._n 8._o i_o must_v confess_v the_o old_a dotard_n bracton_n say_v comites_fw-la paleys_fw-la count_n palatine_n have_v regal_a jurisdiction_n salvo_fw-la dominio_fw-la domino_fw-la regi_fw-la sicut_fw-la principi_fw-la save_v to_o the_o king_n his_o dominion_n as_o prince_n not_o as_o lord_n of_o the_o feud_n beside_o in_o one_o of_o the_o quotation_n which_o he_o bring_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n however_o come_v to_o parliament_n 17._o against_o jan._n etc._n etc._n p._n 17._o he_o leave_v out_o laici_fw-la because_o it_o manifest_o destroy_v his_o whimsy_n for_o it_o show_v that_o all_o the_o laity_n be_v tenant_n in_o chief_a in_o that_o they_o as_o a_o great_a council_n say_v that_o the_o tenant_n in_o chief_a do_v owe_v no_o service_n but_o he_o have_v another_o fantastical_a notion_n that_o this_o council_n in_o king_n john_n charter_n be_v a_o ordinary_a court._n upon_o which_o he_o have_v these_o argument_n which_o i_o put_v among_o his_o unintelligible_a vagary_n that_o there_o be_v a_o court_n hold_v thrice_o a_o year_n 26._o against_o jan._n p._n 26._o which_o treat_v only_o of_o matter_n of_o 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yield_v these_o right_n to_o be_v more_o than_o precarious_a for_o according_a to_o he_o the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la be_v the_o only_a member_n of_o the_o great_a council_n before_o 49_o h._n 3._o and_o if_o other_o be_v after_o it_o be_v by_o usurp_a upon_o the_o right_n of_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la 42._o ib._n p._n 210._o ib._n 42._o who_o and_o not_o other_o when_o the_o 〈◊〉_d government_n be_v set_v up_o represent_v how_o be_v city_n and_o burrough_n hold_v in_o capite_fw-la represent_v according_o to_o this_o and_o how_o come_v they_o ever_o to_o be_v represent_v begin_v to_o be_v represent_v by_o two_o knight_n for_o every_o county_n out_o of_o their_o own_o number_n and_o they_o at_o first_o that_o be_v then_o elect_v their_o own_o representative_n and_o yet_o these_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la may_v be_v set_v aside_o if_o the_o king_n and_o his_o council_n please_v nor_o be_v any_o power_n give_v to_o other_o to_o choose_v till_o â—0_n h._n 6._o c._n 2._o which_o 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often_o so_o in_o which_o the_o common_a law_n prevail_v from_o the_o end_n of_o raise_v the_o feud_n which_o require_v the_o preservation_n of_o that_o entire_a though_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o barony_n may_v be_v divide_v bracton_n and_o fleta_n suppose_v the_o barony_n to_o descend_v to_o several_a as_o well_o male_n as_o female_n 76._o bracton_n lib._n 2._o foe_n 76._o primogenitus_fw-la vel_fw-la primogenita_fw-la habeat_fw-la electionem_fw-la propter_fw-la svam_fw-la eisneciam_fw-la say_v bracton_n 313._o fleta_n lib._n 5._o foe_n 313._o who_o word_n only_o i_o repeat_v let_v the_o first_o bear_v male_a or_o female_a have_v election_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o elder_a share_n and_o with_o this_o agree_v a_o record_n in_o king_n john_n reign_n thomas_n de_fw-fr scoteney_n petit_fw-la versus_fw-la willielm_n scoteney_n capital_a mesuag_n quod_fw-la habere_fw-la debet_fw-la in_o steinton_n cum_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la sicut_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la eisneciam_fw-la svam_fw-la de_fw-la baronia_fw-la quae_fw-la fuit_fw-la lamberti_n scoteny_n thomas_n de_fw-fr scoteny_n dorso_fw-la
term._n pasc._n 7._o &_o 8._o jâ—hannis_n 9_o dorso_fw-la claim_v against_o william_n scoteny_n the_o capital_a message_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v in_o steinton_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n as_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o his_o elder_a share_n of_o the_o barony_n which_o be_v lambert_n scoteny'_v these_o sure_o be_v brother_n not_o sister_n son_n be_v of_o the_o same_o name_n and_o the_o claim_n be_v immediate_o from_o the_o seizin_n of_o scoteny_n and_o this_o claim_n be_v allow_v as_o the_o record_n show_v beside_o though_o it_o be_v general_o believe_v that_o wardship_n be_v in_o use_n before_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 3._o and_o mr._n sylas_n taylor_n in_o his_o history_n of_o gavelkind_n 104._o hist._n of_o gavelkind_a p._n 104._o think_v he_o prove_v it_o to_o have_v be_v before_o the_o suppose_a conquest_n yet_o we_o have_v good_a authority_n that_o there_o be_v no_o express_a law_n for_o this_o before_o 4._o h._n 3._o 3._o kâ—ighton_n foe_fw-mi 2430._o aâ—_n 1219._o 4_o h._n 3._o magnates_fw-la angliae_fw-la concesserunt_fw-la regi_fw-la henrico_n wardas_n hoeredum_fw-la &_o terrarum_fw-la suarum_fw-la quod_fw-la fuit_fw-la initium_fw-la multorum_fw-la malorum_fw-la in_o angliâ_fw-la the_o great_a man_n of_o england_n grant_v king_n henry_n the_o wardship_n of_o their_o heir_n and_o land_n which_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o many_o evil_n in_o england_n 2._o we_o find_v custom_n prevail_v beyond_o what_o be_v the_o foreign_a feudal_n law_n at_o least_o of_o some_o place_n for_o which_o i_o may_v instance_n in_o relief_n pay_v by_o the_o heir_n male_a after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o ancestor_n whereas_o i_o find_v it_o in_o cujacius_n payable_a only_o by_o the_o heir_n female_a 498._o cujaâ—iâ—s_n foe_n 498._o siquis_fw-la sine_fw-la filio_fw-la masculo_fw-la mortuus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la &_o reliquerit_fw-la filiam_fw-la filia_fw-la non_fw-la habeat_fw-la beneficium_fw-la patris_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la redimerit_fw-la if_o any_o one_o die_v without_o heir_n male_a and_o leave_v a_o daughter_n let_v she_o not_o have_v her_o father_n benefice_n unless_o she_o redeem_v it_o of_o the_o lord_n that_o relief_n be_v call_v redemption_n appear_v by_o the_o law_n of_o h._n 1._o 1._o leges_fw-la foe_n 1._o cap._n 1._o haeres_fw-la non_fw-la redimet_fw-la terram_fw-la svam_fw-la sicut_fw-la faciebat_fw-la tempore_fw-la fratris_fw-la mei_fw-la sed_fw-la legitimâ_fw-la &_o justâ_fw-la relevatione_fw-la relevabit_fw-la eam_fw-la it_o seem_v in_o king_n rufus_n his_o time_n this_o payment_n be_v so_o unreasonable_a that_o it_o be_v a_o redemption_n in_o a_o strict_a sense_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o purchase_n of_o the_o land_n but_o now_o it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o lawful_a and_o just_a relief_n 2._o the_o jus_o feodale_n mention_v in_o the_o glossary_a if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o law_n general_o receive_v where_o feud_n be_v must_v be_v the_o law_n of_o england_n in_o particular_a but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o choppinus_n knock_v this_o down_o who_o tell_v we_o that_o among_o the_o french_a juridica_fw-la potestas_fw-la be_v not_o imply_v by_o a_o feud_n margin_n against_o petyt_n p._n 31._o in_o margin_n but_o our_o apollo_n teach_v we_o that_o our_o ancient_a tenor_n be_v from_o normandy_n and_o that_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o french_a feudal_n law_n be_v of_o the_o french_a king_n feud_n wherefore_o the_o juridica_fw-la potestas_fw-la or_o jus_o dicere_fw-la be_v not_o here_o exit_fw-la ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la feodali_fw-la nay_o in_o the_o same_o place_n the_o french_a feudist_n tell_v we_o 455._o choppinus_n de_fw-fr jurisdict_n andeg_n foe_fw-mi 455._o interdum_fw-la certè_fw-la baro_n castellanum_n observat_fw-la superiorem_fw-la it_o be_v certain_a sometime_o a_o baron_n be_v under_o a_o castellan_n feud_n and_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o it_o may_v be_v so_o which_o be_v that_o a_o feud_n carry_v not_o with_o it_o 450._o ib._n so_o 450._o the_o potestas_fw-la juridica_fw-la which_o reason_n be_v very_o apparent_a in_o that_o a_o castellan_n be_v of_o a_o degree_n low_a than_o a_o baron_n take_v juridica_fw-la potestas_fw-la in_o the_o same_o sense_n with_o jus_o dicere_fw-la in_o the_o glossary_a a_o baron_n be_v to_o take_v law_n from_o his_o inferior_a cap._n leges_fw-la h._n 1._o cap._n and_o to_o have_v his_o land_n take_v from_o he_o without_o forfeiture_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o law_n of_o hen._n 1._o that_o be_v one_o of_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o county_n court_n be_v not_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o resiance_n but_o the_o have_v free_a land_n there_o so_o it_o must_v have_v be_v in_o the_o great_a county_n court_n of_o cheshire_n though_o they_o have_v a_o extraordinary_a power_n there_o admit_v therefore_o that_o a_o lord_n of_o another_o county_n be_v feudal_n tenant_n to_o a_o commoner_n there_o as_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o he_o may_v have_v be_v shall_v this_o lord_n have_v be_v represent_v by_o his_o capital_a lord_n there_o vid._n glos._n 2_o part_n consentire_fw-la cuique_fw-la vid._n or_o admit_v a_o lord_n there_o have_v no_o land_n but_o what_o he_o hold_v of_o a_o commoner_n as_o of_o such_o a_o one_o as_o thomas_n de_fw-fr furnival_n large_a jani_fw-la angl._n facies_fw-la nova_fw-la p._n sed_fw-la vide_fw-la the_o record_n more_o at_o large_a who_o have_v several_a very_o considerable_a manor_n may_v thomas_n de_fw-fr furnival_n represent_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n but_o far_o take_v the_o jus_n feodale_n to_o be_v as_o in_o force_n with_o we_o unless_o the_o positive_a law_n give_v so_o large_a a_o power_n be_v show_v it_o be_v a_o beg_a the_o question_n for_o it_o be_v to_o prove_v the_o right_n which_o our_o wise_a antagonist_n will_v exclude_v from_o the_o question_n as_o be_v indisputable_a i_o suppose_v by_o the_o fact_n whereas_o the_o fancy_a right_n be_v use_v in_o his_o hotchpotch_n glossary_n to_o induce_v we_o to_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o fact_n but_o from_o what_o source_n be_v this_o right_o derive_v sect_n 5._o a_o improvement_n of_o the_o notion_n of_o jus_n feodale_n that_o i_o may_v make_v our_o mighty_a man_n of_o letter_n out_o of_o love_n with_o his_o darling_n glossary_n own_o 2_o part_n of_o the_o glos._n and_o his_o own_o i_o shall_v observe_v to_o he_o that_o according_a to_o that_o for_o the_o credit_n of_o which_o he_o pawn_n his_o own_o truth_n or_o his_o friend_n all_z the_o lord_n be_v right_a of_o represent_v their_o tenant_n in_o the_o great_a council_n 31._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 31._o be_v mere_o feudal_n ex_fw-la ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la feodali_fw-la but_o all_o feud_n be_v enjoy_v under_o several_a military_a condition_n or_o service_n be_v then_o these_o be_v the_o only_a feudal_n tenor_n and_o yet_o as_o appear_v by_o domesday-book_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o authority_n there_o be_v freeman_n who_o hold_v in_o free_a or_o else_o in_o common_a socage_n though_o the_o dr._n say_v all_o the_o freeman_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v tenant_n by_o military_a service_n these_o socager_n be_v not_o chargeable_a by_o any_o without_o their_o own_o consent_n but_o like_o man_n of_o another_o government_n and_o it_o seem_v he_o will_v afford_v they_o nothing_o here_o they_o though_o call_v be_v not_o oblige_v to_o come_v to_o the_o great_a council_n which_o be_v the_o curia_n of_o the_o king_n be_v feudal_n tenant_n only_o nay_o they_o be_v never_o at_o it_o and_o therefore_o no_o wonder_n if_o the_o law_n be_v observe_v by_o and_o exact_v upon_o 43._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 43._o only_o the_o norman_n themselves_o for_o the_o other_o can_v not_o be_v bind_v and_o if_o they_o consent_v to_o any_o charge_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o government_n it_o can_v be_v only_o in_o what_o way_n they_o please_v to_o consent_v either_o in_o a_o body_n by_o themselves_o or_o unite_v with_o the_o vassal_n or_o else_o several_o at_o home_n as_o a_o mere_a benevolence_n and_o there_o be_v free_a and_o common_a socage_n tenant_n before_o the_o norman_n entrance_n and_o since_o continual_o thus_o it_o must_v always_o have_v be_v chap._n iii_o that_o domesday-book_n to_o which_o he_o appeal_v manifest_o destroy_v the_o foundation_n of_o his_o pernicious_a principle_n sect_n 1._o since_o our_o tenor_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o hold_v our_o estate_n 31._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 31._o in_o every_o respect_n with_o the_o custom_n incident_a to_o those_o estate_n be_v say_v to_o be_v bring_v in_o by_o the_o conquest_n and_o not_o only_o most_o but_o all_o free_a estate_n must_v have_v be_v feudal_n as_o knight_n service_n which_o be_v make_v the_o only_a feudal_n be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o william_n the_o first_o the_o only_a free_a service_n 39_o ib._n p._n 39_o what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o feud_n in_o the_o last_o chapter_n do_v direct_o reach_v the_o controversy_n between_o we_o though_o our_o author_n who_o have_v a_o excellent_a faculty_n of_o overthrow_v his_o own_o argument_n
brother_n e._n pater_fw-la eorum_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n hold_v stoche_n 5._o godwin_n hold_v draicote_n e._n ipse_fw-la &_o mater_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenebant_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 6._o aldwi_n 7._o brismar_n 8._o alwerd_n 9_o donno_n 10._o huscarle_fw-fr 11._o osmer_n 12._o eldred_n these_o hold_v several_a parcel_n of_o land_n devonshire_n devenescire_fw-la devenescire_fw-la 1._o colwin_n hold_v chelesword_n e._n ipse_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 2._o godwin_n hold_v curemton_n 3._o edred_n hold_v a_o furlong_n of_o land_n in_o bicheford_n 4._o alward_n hold_v colsovenescote_n 5._o ausgot_v hold_v madone_n 6._o donne_n hold_v niwetone_n 7._o alwin_n hold_v midelcote_n 8._o edwin_n hold_v buterlei_n 9_o vlf_n hold_v wadeham_n 10._o algar_n hold_v chevendestone_n 11._o alric_n hold_v wasberlege_n 12._o aluric_n hold_v essaple_n 13._o lewric_n hold_v betunie_n 14._o saulf_n hold_v dunesford_n 15._o alveva_n hold_v lacobescherche_fw-fr 16._o alfhill_n hold_v chenudestane_n buckinghamshire_n e._n bockinghamscire_fw-la ipse_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 1._o a_o certain_a splay-footed_n man_n hold_v eurifel_v in_o frankalmoign_n 2._o lewin_n hold_v one_o hide_n in_o wavendone_v 3._o lewin_n cawra_n hold_v in_o boneston_n hund._n 4._o chetel_fw-mi hold_v in_o moslai_n hund._n 5._o godric_n cratel_n hold_v in_o mideltone_n 6._o suart_v and_o herding_n two_o brother_n hold_v land_n in_o cotehale_n hund._n oxfordshire_n oxenefordscire_fw-la oxenefordscire_fw-la all_o the_o burgess_n of_o oxford_n have_v in_o common_a without_o the_o wall_n pasture_n yield_v 6_o s._n 8._o d._n the_o county_n of_o oxford_n pay_v the_o rent_n of_o the_o three_o night_n that_o be_v fifty_o pound_n for_o land_n they_o hold_v 1._o theodoric_n the_o goldsmith_n hold_v one_o hide_n in_o norton_n and_o two_o hide_n and_o half_a in_o welde_n these_o land_n his_o wife_n hold_v free_o t._n r._n e._n staffordshire_n statfordscire_fw-la statfordscire_fw-la terra_fw-la chenwin_n &_o aliorum_fw-la tainorum_fw-la regis_fw-la 1._o chenwin_n hold_v of_o the_o king_n three_o hide_n in_o codeshale_v e._n ipse_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 2._o dunning_n hold_v chenestone_n 3._o alric_n hold_v stagrisgeshowe_v e._n ipsi_fw-la have_v terras_fw-la tenuerunt_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 4._o aswold_n hold_v chrochesdene_n 14._o more_o hold_v land_n of_o title_n prior_n to_o king_n william_n among_o which_o the_o earl_n hugh_n de_fw-fr ferrier_n and_o alberic_n de_fw-fr vere_n the_o first_o of_o which_o hold_v st._n warburgh_n of_o chester_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o confessor_n notinghamshire_n snotingham-scire_a snotingham-scire_a 2._o elwin_n and_o vlviet_v hold_v one_o carve_v of_o land_n in_o osbernestune_n now_o swan_n and_o vlviet_v hold_v it_o 5._o aluric_n buge_n and_o vlchet_n do_v former_o and_o now_o do_v hold_v land_n there_o yorkshire_n 1._o swen_n 2._o vlf._n 3._o turchil_n 4._o chetel_fw-mi 5._o ramechil_n 6._o ravenchil_n 7._o torchil_n 8._o game_n 9_o osward_n 10._o tore_v 11._o torber_n 12._o vctre_v hold_v several_a land_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n edward_n as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o william_n the_o first_o beside_o several_a dispossess_v who_o have_v their_o title_n allow_v lincolnshire_n lindesire_v lindesire_v 2._o sortebrand_n and_o chetelburn_n hold_v several_a land_n 3._o godrie_n hold_v four_o oxgange_n which_o be_v agremund_n his_o father_n glocestershire_n 1._o chetel_fw-mi hold_v one_o hide_v and_o â—ne_a rood_n in_o wenrick_n glocestrescrie_v glocestrescrie_v 2._o osward_n hold_v redmertone_n e._n ipse_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 3._o edric_n the_o son_n of_o ketel_n hold_v â—andintone_n 4._o eddiet_n hold_v bichemerse_n e._n pater_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 5._o brictric_n hold_v four_o hide_n in_o â—achamtone_n 6._o alwold_n hold_v pignoscire_fw-la 7._o edward_n the_o son_n of_o reinbald_n old_v aldersnude_v 8._o 9_o 10._o 11._o 12._o elsi_n dous_n brictric_n edric_n the_o son_n of_o jewel_n and_o madoch_n hold_v land_n as_o 〈◊〉_d the_o former_a king_n reign_n herefordshire_n herefordscire_fw-la herefordscire_fw-la 1._o edric_n hold_v last_o 2._o elmer_n hold_v half_o a_o hide_n of_o the_o king_n e._n ipse_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 3._o osborn_n the_o son_n of_o richard_n hold_v mildetune_n in_o these_o 15_o county_n domesday_n vid._n spelman_n tit_n domesday_n of_o thirty_o describe_v in_o domesday_n beside_o other_o leave_v â—ut_v of_o this_o survey_n as_o northumberland_n westmoreland_n the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n and_o lancashire_n except_o some_o part_n of_o it_o be_v take_v into_o yorkshire_n or_o cheshire_n the_o city_n of_o oxford_n and_o the_o shire_n which_o hold_v land_n in_o their_o public_a capacity_n several_a omit_v through_o neglect_n and_o other_o on_o purpose_n as_o i_o before_o observe_v there_o be_v above_o one_o hundred_o anâ—_n eighty_o freeholders_n who_o derive_v noâ—_n under_o king_n william_n title_n and_o beside_o the_o generality_n who_o title_n be_v not_o express_v many_o of_o which_o however_o be_v of_o english_a name_n sect_n 2._o our_o wise_a author_n suppose_v that_o king_n william_n give_v all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o county_n of_o cheshire_n to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr abrincis_fw-la 29._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 29._o his_o kinsman_n and_o a_o norman_a and_o wise_o ask_v whether_o this_o be_v all_o crown_n land_n the_o pretend_a proof_n of_o this_o he_o bring_v in_o another_o book_n so_o that_o for_o a_o long_a time_n we_o must_v rely_v upon_o his_o mastership_n authority_n 15._o against_o jani_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 15._o but_o this_o be_v his_o demonstration_n in_o domesday-book_n after_o it_o be_v say_v what_o belong_v to_o the_o bishopric_n totam_fw-la reliquam_fw-la terram_fw-la comitatus_fw-la tenet_fw-la hugo_n comes_fw-la de_fw-la rege_fw-la cum_fw-la hominibus_fw-la suis._n but_o i_o can_v find_v no_o great_a matter_n in_o this_o than_o that_o under_o the_o king_n he_o be_v chief_a lord_n of_o â—â—e_z fee_n but_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o whole_a â—ounty_n general_o imply_v not_o any_o thing_n â—ore_o than_o the_o government_n of_o it_o â—hus_o whereas_o he_o will_v have_v it_o that_o the_o beate_v part_n of_o shropshire_n be_v give_v to_o roâ—r_n de_fw-fr montegomerico_n scyropesberie_n against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 29._o scyropesberie_n domesday_n say_v â—e_v have_v the_o city_n of_o shrewsbury_n &_o tot_fw-la â—omitat_fw-la and_o the_o whole_a county_n but_o â—hat_n be_v soon_o explain_v &_o torum_fw-la domiâ—ium_fw-la quod_fw-la rex_fw-la edwardus_fw-la ibi_fw-la habebat_fw-la cumâ—_fw-la 2_o manner_n quae_fw-la rex_fw-la ipse_fw-la tenebat_fw-la and_o the_o â—hole_a power_n or_o right_o to_o govern_v it_o which_o king_n edward_n have_v there_o with_o â—â—elve_n manor_n which_o the_o king_n himself_o â—eld_v and_o this_o be_v all_o the_o land_n that_o be_v give_v but_o can_v not_o be_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o county_n far_o domesday_n cheshire_n 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yet_o extinct_a there_o sect_n 3._o whereas_o this_o friend_n to_o the_o english_a nation_n for_o so_o doubtless_o hâ—_n have_v render_v himself_o will_v impose_v up_o on_o we_o 43._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 43._o as_o if_o the_o english_a have_v neither_o estate_n nor_o fortune_n leave_v and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v no_o great_a matter_n to_o they_o by_o what_o law_n right_o or_o propriety_n other_o man_n hold_v theiâ—_n estate_n i_o have_v already_o make_v it_o evident_a thaâ—_n they_o have_v estate_n and_o fortune_n leave_v shall_v now_o show_v that_o they_o claim_v their_o right_n and_o have_v they_o allow_v according_a to_o the_o ancient_a law_n and_o before_o i_o come_v to_o this_o or_o rather_o in_o confirmation_n of_o it_o i_o must_v observe_v that_o even_o lesser_a lawful_a custom_n thaâ—_n those_o whereby_o the_o descent_n of_o estateâ—_n be_v preserve_v be_v continue_v after_o the_o repute_a conquest_n thus_o in_o the_o burrow_n of_o wallingford_n in_o berkshire_n 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and_o give_v a_o cell_n land_n and_o tenement_n for_o a_o prior_n and_o five_o monk_n in_o spalding_n wulketul_n abbot_n of_o croyland_n 902._o indulphi_n hist._n foe_o 902._o commence_v his_o suit_n for_o this_o in_o curia_fw-la regis_fw-la all_o the_o norman_n be_v confederate_a together_o justify_v and_o approve_v of_o the_o depredation_n oppression_n slaughter_v and_o all_o other_o injury_n commit_v by_o yvo_n talbois_n against_o the_o croylander_n and_o as_o in_o the_o body_n of_o behemoth_n one_o see_v be_v join_v to_o another_o they_o refute_v the_o truth_n and_o that_o which_o add_v to_o the_o heap_n of_o the_o calamity_n of_o croyland_n be_v the_o cruel_a behead_v of_o erle_n walden_n of_o croyland_n who_o be_v very_o kind_a to_o all_o the_o religion_n and_o be_v chief_o the_o best_a and_o most_o worthy_a friend_n to_o the_o monastery_n of_o croyland_n and_o although_o archbishop_n lanfranc_n his_o confessor_n assert_v that_o he_o be_v free_a from_o all_o faction_n and_o 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he_o keep_v great_a possession_n which_o he_o have_v of_o a_o title_n prior_n to_o william_n eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la wigorniensis_fw-la florentius_n wigorniensis_fw-la extitit_fw-la quidam_fw-la praepotens_fw-la minister_n edricus_n cognomento_fw-la sylvaticus_fw-la cujus_fw-la terram_fw-la quia_fw-la se_fw-la dedere_fw-la regi_fw-la dedignabatur_fw-la herefordenses_n castellani_n &_o ricardus_n scrob_n frequenter_a vastaverunt_fw-la sed_fw-la quotiescumque_fw-la super_fw-la eum_fw-la irruerant_fw-la multos_fw-la è_fw-la suis_fw-la militibus_fw-la &_o scutariis_fw-la perdiderunt_fw-la at_o that_o time_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a powerful_a officer_n edric_n who_o 〈◊〉_d be_v silvaticus_n who_o land_n because_o he_o scorn_v to_o yield_v to_o the_o conqueror_n the_o castellan_n of_o hereford_n and_z richard_z scrob_n often_o waste_v but_o as_o often_o as_o they_o fâ—ll_v upon_o he_o they_o lose_v many_o of_o their_o soldier_n and_o tenant_n by_o knight_n service_n hitherto_o he_o have_v keep_v his_o land_n and_o a_o little_a after_o we_o find_v the_o king_n and_o he_o reconcile_v 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o vir_fw-la strenuissimus_fw-la edricus_fw-la cognomento_fw-la silvaticus_fw-la cujus_fw-la supra_fw-la meminimus_fw-la cum_fw-la rege_fw-la gulielmo_n pacificatur_fw-la and_o soon_o after_o this_o he_o accompany_v the_o king_n to_o scotland_n but_o if_o the_o dr._n find_v he_o by_o this_o addition_n in_o domesday_n book_n i_o will_v allow_v he_o to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o very_a sagacious_a invention_n 26._o p._n 26._o 4._o we_o find_v whole_a county_n leave_v out_o of_o domesday_n book_n and_o therefore_o admit_v edwin_n be_v not_o there_o it_o be_v not_o strange_a that_o he_o though_o a_o proprietor_n shall_v be_v omit_v if_o it_o be_v only_o through_o the_o influence_n of_o earl_n warenn_n notwithstanding_o the_o exception_n take_v to_o what_o he_o call_v the_o famous_a legend_n and_o trite_a fable_n of_o edwin_n of_o sharnborn_a he_o himself_o confess_v that_o he_o have_v the_o king_n mandate_n and_o so_o this_o plea_n be_v allow_v in_o the_o very_a instance_n which_o he_o think_v to_o be_v on_o his_o side_n how_o idle_a be_v his_o note_n on_o the_o margin_n of_o p._n 24._o against_o mr._n petyt_n 19_o against_o mr._n petyt_n etc._n etc._n p._n 19_o can_v any_o man_n forfeit_v his_o land_n to_o a_o stranger_n a_o conqueror_n that_o can_v not_o pretend_v title_n but_o by_o violence_n and_o conquest_n as_o if_o a_o conqueror_n can_v not_o make_v what_o he_o please_v a_o forfeiture_n and_o be_v not_o the_o more_o likely_a to_o use_v rigour_n for_o be_v a_o stranger_n have_v no_o tie_v of_o familiarity_n or_o blood_n beside_o will_v not_o a_o conqueror_n pretend_v a_o hereditary_a right_n make_v they_o who_o oppose_v it_o forfeit_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v take_v for_o just_a too_o by_o they_o who_o acknowledge_v his_o title_n noâ—_n be_v there_o more_o to_o favour_v his_o fancy_n that_o king_n william_n by_o give_v away_o the_o land_n of_o great_a man_n nay_o whole_a county_n or_o the_o government_n of_o they_o thereby_o defeat_v the_o inheritance_n or_o lesser_a right_n of_o those_o who_o hold_v under_o they_o as_o if_o for_o the_o purpose_n the_o king_n shall_v grant_v away_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o lord_n stafford_n which_o if_o any_o be_v leave_v in_o he_o after_o any_o settlement_n be_v real_o forfeit_v thereby_o all_o that_o have_v lease_n under_o he_o or_o any_o other_o interest_n be_v whole_o divest_v which_o be_v to_o make_v the_o attaindure_n to_o reach_v far_o than_o the_o blood_n sect_n 6._o but_o because_o our_o author_n be_v a_o very_a sagacious_a person_n for_o information_n sake_n i_o be_o bold_a to_o ask_v he_o some_o question_n occasion_v by_o domesday-book_n in_o andover_n hundred_o sorry_a sorry_a rex_fw-la tenet_fw-la in_o dominico_fw-la cladford_n de_fw-fr feudo_fw-la rogeri_n comitis_fw-la if_o this_o have_v be_v the_o king_n be_v own_o feud_n it_o will_v have_v be_v rex_fw-la habet_fw-la de_fw-la feudo_fw-la â—uo_fw-la as_o we_o find_v robert_n de_fw-fr statford_n have_v thirteen_o house_n de_fw-fr honore_fw-la comitum_fw-la de_fw-la feudo_fw-la svo_fw-la wherefore_o quere_z whether_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v hold_v mediate_o or_o immediate_o of_o the_o crown_n what_o think_v he_o of_o est_fw-fr de_fw-fr regno_fw-la angliae_fw-la â—on_n subjacet_fw-la alicui_fw-la hundredo_fw-la neque_fw-la est_fw-la in_o consuetudine_fw-la ullâ_fw-la so_o in_o surrey_n non_fw-la adâ—acet_fw-la alicui_fw-la manerio_fw-la or_o as_o elsewhere_o fuit_fw-la posita_fw-la extra_fw-la manerium_fw-la or_o such_o a_o one_o be_v commendatus_fw-la homo_fw-la to_o another_o commendare_fw-la glos._n tit_n commendare_fw-la who_o if_o we_o believe_v sir_n henry_n spelman_n swear_v no_o fealty_n and_o hold_v not_o by_o any_o kind_n of_o tenure_n what_o of_o nunquam_fw-la geldavit_fw-la or_o geldum_fw-la dedit_fw-la nec_fw-la hidata_fw-la fuit_fw-la or_o distributa_fw-la per_fw-la hidas_n what_o of_o 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and_o what_o of_o tenet_n in_o alodium_fw-la de_fw-la rege_fw-la tenent_n modo_fw-la 4_o alodiarii_fw-la and_o the_o like_a which_o to_o i_o seem_v of_o the_o same_o kind_n with_o the_o former_a what_o of_o this_o which_o methinks_v destroy_v all_o his_o whimsy_n that_o under_o the_o title_n of_o terra_fw-la tainorum_fw-la regis_fw-la such_o as_o he_o will_v tell_v we_o hold_v by_o barony_n we_o find_v several_a man_n hold_v in_o alodium_n of_o the_o seize_v of_o their_o ancestor_n to_o instance_n only_o in_o one_o edulf_n tenet_fw-la de_fw-la rege_fw-la in_o alodium_fw-la unam_fw-la mansuram_fw-la in_o mortelhante_fw-fr pater_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenuit_fw-la alode_n spelman_n glos._n do_fw-mi alode_n such_o as_o he_o be_v socman_n or_o tenant_n in_o free_a socage_n and_o indeed_o we_o be_v full_o resolve_v of_o this_o question_n in_o his_o incomparable_a glossary_n 29._o glos._n p._n 29._o the_o alodiarii_n or_o socman_n &_o liberi_fw-la homines_fw-la thaâ—_n be_v possessor_n of_o 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manus_fw-la eorundem_fw-la duobus_fw-la militibus_fw-la quos_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la assignaverint_fw-la in_o singulis_fw-la comitatibus_fw-la deferendum_fw-la ad_fw-la scaccarium_n nostrum_fw-la lond._n &_o liberandum_fw-la ibidem_fw-la thes._n &_o camerariis_fw-la nostris_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la tibi_fw-la precipimus_fw-la quòd_fw-la ad_fw-la mandatum_fw-la comitum_fw-la sheriff_n here_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o certificate_n of_o their_o name_n that_o will_v not_o pay_v free_o the_o say_v knight_n can_v not_o destrain_v but_o the_o sheriff_n &_o baronum_n &_o omnium_fw-la aliorum_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la tenent_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la in_fw-la balliuâ_fw-la praedictâ_fw-la modo_fw-la praedicto_fw-la sine_fw-la dilatione_fw-la distringas_fw-la omnes_fw-la milites_fw-la &_o liberè_fw-la tenentes_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la eye_v tenent_fw-la per_fw-la servitium_fw-la militare_fw-la in_fw-la balliuâ_fw-la tuâ_fw-la ad_fw-la reddendum_fw-la ballivis_n suis_fw-fr de_fw-fr 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imo_fw-la subsidia_fw-la per_fw-la magnates_fw-la et_fw-la communitatem_fw-la regni_fw-la spontaneâ_fw-la merâ_fw-la voluntate_fw-la regi_fw-la concessa_fw-la et_fw-la tam_fw-la de_fw-fr tenentibus_fw-la aliorum_fw-la quam_fw-la de_fw-la tenentibus_fw-la de_fw-fr domino_fw-la rege_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la levanda_fw-la and_o this_o be_v manifest_o the_o same_o as_o if_o he_o have_v plead_v that_o he_o have_v eight_o of_o the_o knight_n fee_n de_fw-fr novo_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la and_o therefore_o be_v not_o chargeable_a for_o they_o for_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o the_o 34th_o he_o be_v to_o account_v for_o twelve_o mark_n record_n vide_fw-la the_o record_n ad_fw-la sororem_fw-la regis_fw-la maritandum_fw-la this_o there_o be_v then_o charge_v two_o mark_n upon_o every_o knight_n fee_n be_v for_o arrear_n in_o his_o hand_n the_o very_a charge_n be_v tam_fw-la de_fw-la novo_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la quam_fw-la de_fw-la veteri_fw-la express_o and_o that_o per_fw-la commune_fw-la 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i_o may_v omit_v some_o part_n which_o will_v coroborate_v my_o assertion_n cum_fw-la peteremus_fw-la à _fw-la praelatis_fw-la angliae_fw-la angliae_fw-la rot._n pat._n 15._o h._n 3._o m._n 3._o de_fw-fr praelatorum_fw-la angliae_fw-la quod_fw-la nobis_fw-la auxilium_fw-la facerent_fw-la pro_fw-la magnâ_fw-la necessitate_v nostra_fw-la de_fw-la quâ_fw-la eye_n constabat_fw-la viz._n episc._n abbatibus_fw-la abbissis_n prioribus_fw-la &_o priorissis_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la tenent_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la ipsi_fw-la nobis_fw-la liberaliter_fw-la concesserunt_fw-la auxilium_fw-la tale_n viz._n de_fw-fr singulis_fw-la feodis_fw-la militum_fw-la suorum_fw-la 40_o s._n de_fw-la tot_fw-la feodis_fw-la de_fw-la quot_fw-la ipsi_fw-la tenentur_fw-la nobis_fw-la respondere_fw-la quando_fw-la nobis_fw-la faciunt_fw-la servitium_fw-la militare_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la concessimus_fw-la eisdem_fw-la praelatis_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la praedictum_fw-la auxilium_fw-la nobis_fw-la 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ecclesia_fw-la ipsa_fw-la pro_fw-la se_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la hominibus_fw-la suis_fw-la sancte_fw-la milburge_n mittet_fw-la dapiferum_fw-la suum_fw-la vel_fw-la magistralem_fw-la servientem_fw-la suum_fw-la ad_fw-la nominatos_fw-la comitat._n &_o hundred_o mea_fw-la qui_fw-la ibi_fw-la audiat_fw-la precepta_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la juditia_fw-la mea_fw-la indicet_fw-la ita_fw-la quod_fw-la nemo_fw-la hominum_fw-la suorum_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la illuc_fw-la eat_v neque_fw-la ibi_fw-la respondeat_fw-la nisi_fw-la specialiter_fw-la de_fw-la aliquo_fw-la placito_fw-la sic_fw-la appellat_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la coronam_fw-la meam_fw-la pertineat_fw-la de_fw-la nullis_fw-la verò_fw-la aliis_fw-la placitis_fw-la illuc_fw-la eat_v vel_fw-la ibi_fw-la respondeat_fw-la nisi_fw-la prio_fw-la ecclesie_n prius_fw-la in_o curiâ_fw-la suâ_fw-la se_fw-la inde_fw-la de_fw-fr recto_fw-la defecerit_fw-la et_fw-la hanc_fw-la praedictam_fw-la libertatem_fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la quietantiam_fw-la eye_n concedo_fw-la exceptis_fw-la placitis_fw-la superius_fw-la annotatis_fw-la et_fw-la ut_fw-la haec_fw-la libertatis_fw-la meae_fw-la donatio_fw-la ecclesie_n illi_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la integrum_fw-la conservetur_fw-la presentis_fw-la sigilli_fw-la mei_fw-la impressione_n ipsam_fw-la confirmo_fw-la et_fw-la subscriptorum_fw-la attestatione_n corroboro_fw-la et_fw-la praeter_fw-la haec_fw-la omne_fw-la supradicta_fw-la concedo_fw-la eye_n quod_fw-la habeant_fw-la unam_fw-la feriam_fw-la apud_fw-la wuneloch_n ad_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la johannis_n baptiste_n per_fw-la tres_fw-la dies_fw-la durand_n a_o vigiliâ_fw-la sancti_fw-la johannis_n singulis_fw-la annis_fw-la et_fw-la volo_fw-la et_fw-la firmiter_fw-la praecipio_fw-la quod_fw-la omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la ad_fw-la feriam_fw-la illam_fw-la venientes_fw-la ineundum_fw-la et_fw-la redeundum_fw-la et_fw-la ibi_fw-la manendum_fw-la ipsi_fw-la et_fw-la omne_fw-la sva_fw-la meam_fw-la firmam_fw-la pacem_fw-la habeant_fw-la ne_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la in_o aliquo_fw-la injustè_fw-fr disturbentur_fw-la super_fw-la 10._o l._n forisfact_n testibus_fw-la r._n episcopo_fw-la heref._n et_fw-fr r._n episcopo_fw-la cestr._fw-la et_fw-la s._n episcopo_fw-la wircestr_n et_fw-fr r._n com._n legr_n et_fw-fr s._n com._n herh_n et_fw-fr w._n de_fw-fr alb._n pinc_fw-la et_fw-fr mil._n blow_v et_fw-fr r._n de_fw-fr ferr._n et_fw-fr philippo_n de_fw-fr belmeis_fw-la apud_fw-la brugg_n in_o reditu_fw-la obsidionis_fw-la salop._n anno_fw-la dominice_n incarnationis_fw-la mcxxxix_o regni_fw-la â—erò_fw-la mei_fw-la tertio_fw-la have_v thus_o clear_v myself_o i_o may_v proceed_v upon_o the_o record_n of_o the_o 15_o of_o hen._n 3._o the_o grant_v there_o de_fw-fr singulis_fw-la feodis_fw-la militum_fw-la suorum_fw-la be_v as_o large_a as_o that_o which_o he_o triumph_v so_o much_o in_o and_o yet_o the_o milites_fw-la svi_fw-la be_v only_o tot_fw-la de_fw-la quot_fw-la ipsi_fw-la tenentur_fw-la nobis_fw-la respondere_fw-la quando_fw-la nobis_fw-la faciunt_fw-la servitium_fw-la militare_fw-la nay_o the_o distress_n grant_v by_o the_o king_n be_v de_fw-fr singulis_fw-la feodis_fw-la militum_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la eye_v tenent_fw-la and_o yet_o the_o milites_fw-la qui_fw-fr de_fw-fr eye_n tenent_fw-la can_v not_o possible_o be_v more_o than_o such_o as_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o king_n duty_n nota._n nota._n for_o otherwise_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o have_v more_o for_o their_o own_o use_n than_o the_o king_n for_o he_o because_o it_o be_v 40._o s._n upon_o every_o knight_n fee_n and_o if_o the_o prior_n of_o coventry_n be_v to_o answer_v the_o king_n only_o for_o two_o knight_n fee_n be_v tot_fw-mi de_fw-fr quot_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o have_v 40._o s._n upon_o every_o one_o of_o the_o ten_o that_o hold_v under_o he_o he_o will_v have_v have_v more_o than_o the_o king_n when_o beside_o it_o be_v to_o be_v only_o ad_fw-la praedictum_fw-la auxilium_fw-la for_o raise_v the_o aid_n for_o the_o king_n which_o be_v from_o so_o many_o as_o he_o be_v answerable_a for_o when_o he_o do_v his_o service_n and_o that_o waâ—_n less_o than_o the_o subsidy_n grant_v per_fw-la magnates_fw-la et_fw-la communitatem_fw-la admit_v that_o thâ—_n last_o be_v not_o proper_o novum_fw-la feoffamentum_fw-la yet_o it_o be_v the_o thing_n not_o the_o word_n i_o contend_v for_o and_o such_o be_v not_o chargeable_a by_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la his_o second_o interrogatory_n 235._o jan._n etc._n etc._n p._n 234._o &_o 235._o who_o gather_v this_o tax_n be_v prevent_v in_o my_o former_a essay_n and_o full_o answer_v now_o and_o by_o the_o next_o it_o may_v be_v he_o will_v blot_v out_o his_o three_o who_o be_v to_o be_v distrain_v by_o virtue_n of_o this_o writ_n and_o perhaps_o he_o will_v not_o think_v it_o evident_a beyond_o contradiction_n 78._o against_o jan._n etc._n etc._n p._n 78._o from_o the_o writ_n to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o sussex_n 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but_o for_o cause_n of_o all_o nature_n to_o be_v try_v before_o any_o judge_n they_o award_v the_o writ_n and_o appoint_v the_o judge_n sometime_o mandetur_fw-la justiciariis_fw-la de_fw-la utroque_fw-la banco_n 209._o rot._n parl._n 8_o ed._n 2._o r._n 209._o these_o bench_n be_v very_o ancient_o fix_v at_o westminster-â—all_n but_o still_o they_o be_v so_o dependent_a upon_o the_o king_n be_v more_o immediate_a curia_n that_o often_o they_o be_v only_o to_o hear_v the_o cause_n and_o certify_v to_o the_o high_a court_n what_o appear_v to_o they_o as_o be_v usual_o do_v by_o those_o who_o be_v assign_v to_o hear_v the_o petition_n deliver_v in_o parliament_n sometime_o judge_n be_v impower_v ad_fw-la audiendum_fw-la &_o terminandum_fw-la matter_n tam_fw-la ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d regis_fw-la quam_fw-la aliorum_fw-la but_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o where_o a_o estate_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o king_n grant_n or_o the_o king_n be_v right_a and_o title_n may_v be_v affect_v by_o any_o matter_n in_o question_n it_o be_v usual_a for_o the_o curia_n to_o order_v that_o judgement_n shall_v be_v stay_v till_o there_o be_v a_o new_a power_n have_v after_o certificate_n how_o the_o matter_n stand_v thomas_n de_fw-fr multon_n and_o anthony_n de_fw-fr lucy_n 65._o rot._n parl._n 9_o ed._n 2._o n._n 65._o pray_v that_o there_o be_v need_n of_o inspect_v the_o roll_n of_o chancery_n in_o order_n to_o the_o clear_v their_o title_n to_o certain_a land_n there_o may_v be_v a_o view_n of_o the_o record_n and_o remembrance_n part_v of_o the_o answer_n be_v as_o follow_v mittatur_fw-la ista_fw-la petitio_fw-la sub_fw-la pede_fw-la sigilli_fw-la willielmo_n inge_n &_o sociis_fw-la suis_fw-la justiciaâ—iis_fw-la regis_fw-la ad_fw-la placita_fw-la regis_fw-la coram_fw-la rege_fw-la teâ—enda_fw-la assignatis_fw-la unà _fw-la cum_fw-la processu_fw-la super_fw-la â—egotio_fw-la in_o dictâ_fw-la peitione_fw-la contento_fw-it coram_fw-la rogero_n de_fw-fr brabanzon_n &_o sociis_fw-la suis_fw-la priâ—s_fw-la habito_fw-la quem_fw-la quidem_fw-la processum_fw-la idem_fw-la rogerus_fw-la per_fw-la breve_fw-la regis_fw-la consilio_fw-la regis_fw-la apud_fw-la lincolnum_fw-la liberavit_fw-la &_o mandetur_fw-la eye_v per_fw-la â—reve_n quod_fw-la examinato_fw-la diligenter_n toto_fw-la negoâ—io_fw-la praedicto_fw-la &_o vocatis_fw-la servientibus_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la qui_fw-la fuerint_fw-la evocandi_fw-la in_o negotio_fw-la illo_fw-la â—rocedant_fw-la prout_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la fuerit_fw-la faciendum_fw-la ita_fw-la tamen_fw-la quod_fw-la rex_fw-la super_fw-la recordo_fw-la &_o processu_fw-la dicti_fw-la negotii_fw-la certioretur_fw-la antequam_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la ad_fw-la redditionem_fw-la judicii_fw-la procedatur_fw-la &_o serutendum_fw-la insuper_fw-la in_o cancellaria_fw-la &_o in_o scaccario_fw-la si_fw-la necesse_fw-la fuerit_fw-la rationes_fw-la &_o evidentiae_fw-la siquae_fw-la pro_fw-la jure_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la poterint_fw-la inveniri_fw-la spirit_n si_fw-mi necesse_fw-la spirit_n it_o seem_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n brabanzon_n and_o his_o fellow_n not_o be_v particular_o commission_v can_v not_o proceed_v to_o judgement_n for_o want_v of_o power_n to_o look_v into_o the_o roll_n of_o chancery_n nor_o can_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n though_o they_o have_v power_n of_o inspection_n then_o give_v they_o proceed_v with_o effect_n till_o they_o have_v certify_v the_o king_n in_o his_o more_o immediate_a curia_n the_o heir_n of_o bartholomew_n redman_n 114._o â—â—t_n parâ—_n 8_o ed._n 2._o n._n 114._o petition_n that_o whereas_o they_o hold_v land_n of_o the_o abbot_n of_o st._n bennet_n by_o certain_a service_n which_o land_n they_o have_v let_v to_o the_o queen_n she_o oblige_v herself_o to_o discharge_v the_o service_n but_o have_v not_o they_o may_v have_v grace_n and_o remedy_n this_o be_v to_o be_v examine_v in_o chancery_n iâ—m_fw-la responsa_fw-la 〈◊〉_d per_fw-la coâ—ci_fw-la iâ—m_fw-la but_o the_o judgement_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o curia_fw-la reseratur_fw-la regi_fw-la &_o rex_fw-la saciet_fw-la justitiam_fw-la to_o this_o curia_n all_o manner_n of_o justice_n be_v accountable_a for_o their_o action_n so_o the_o judge_n of_o assize_n in_o cornwalâ—_n be_v complain_v against_o for_o act_v irregular_o 2._o rot._n parl_n 8_o ed._n 2._o two_o be_v appoint_v to_o examine_v the_o matter_n and_o to_o certify_v the_o council_n who_o have_v reserve_v the_o judgement_n to_o themselves_o in_o short_a the_o supreme_a judicature_n over_o all_o cause_n be_v in_o this_o curia_fw-la the_o house_n of_o lord_n the_o very_a same_o which_o the_o court_n of_o tenant_n in_o chief_a with_o such_o other_o as_o use_v to_o come_v pro_fw-la more_o have_v before_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o common_a or_o ordinary_a administration_n in_o the_o judge_n but_o our_o author_n who_o be_v by_o fit_n the_o kind_a heart_a man_n in_o the_o world_n prove_v my_o notion_n to_o my_o hand_n out_o of_o britton_n 29._o against_o jan._n etc._n etc._n p._n 28._o &_o 29._o nous_fw-fr voluns_fw-la quae_fw-la nostre_fw-fr jurisdiction_n soit_fw-fr sur_fw-fr tout_fw-fr jurisdiction_n en_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr royalme_n which_o where_o it_o relate_v to_o judicature_n must_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o king_n in_o his_o curia_n or_o house_n of_o lord_n and_o there_o as_o judge_n the_o king_n have_v power_n in_o all_o felony_n trespass_n contract_n and_o in_o all_o other_o action_n personal_a or_o real_a but_o because_o it_o will_v be_v too_o great_a a_o trouble_n for_o the_o king_n in_o that_o court_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v in_o all_o plaint_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o en_fw-fr prime_n en_fw-fr droit_fw-fr de_fw-fr nous_fw-fr mesm_n &_o de_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr court_n avouns_o issint_fw-la ordyne_n que_fw-fr pour_fw-fr ceo_fw-la que_fw-fr nous_fw-fr ne_fw-fr sufficens_fw-la my_o en_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr proprie_fw-la person_n à _fw-la oyer_n &_o terminer_n tout_fw-fr quereles_a del_o people_n avant_fw-fr dit_fw-fr avouns_o party_n nostre_fw-fr charge_n ex_fw-la plusieurs_fw-fr party_n sicome_n icy_a est_fw-la ordyne_n can_v any_o thing_n be_v more_o plain_a than_o that_o all_o inferior_a court_n be_v derive_v
confessor_n whereas_o on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v villein_n vilis_fw-la plebs_fw-la and_o praepositi_fw-la bailiff_n all_o which_o may_v be_v norman_n if_o he_o please_v far_o when_o ten_o tithing_n of_o freâ—pledges_n make_v a_o hundred_o to_o suppose_v that_o these_o be_v not_o hundredors_n legal_a man_n there_o 31._o glos._n p._n 31._o but_o the_o knight_n who_o be_v not_o bind_v with_o surety_n to_o their_o good_a behaviour_n be_v as_o silly_a as_o to_o say_v two_o time_n two_o do_v not_o make_v four_o 2._o his_o notion_n be_v dangerous_a and_o that_o according_a to_o that_o improvement_n of_o it_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o which_o it_o be_v broach_v but_o of_o these_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la 13._o against_o jani_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 13._o '_o it_o be_v high_o probable_a if_o not_o without_o doubt_n that_o the_o two_o knight_n be_v at_o first_o choose_v by_o the_o other_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la in_o every_o county_n to_o represent_v they_o and_o the_o reason_n give_v for_o this_o be_v that_o the_o election_n be_v to_o be_v make_v in_o the_o county_n court_n by_o the_o suitor_n 42._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 42._o and_o this_o he_o imagine_v to_o have_v continue_v in_o such_o tenant_n till_o the_o 8_o of_o h._n 6._o c._n 7._o by_o which_o any_o man_n that_o have_v 40_o s._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la 7._o 8_o h._n 6._o c._n 7._o of_o any_o tenure_n be_v permit_v to_o be_v a_o elector_n whereas_o to_o any_o one_o but_o he_o it_o will_v be_v obvious_a upon_o read_v the_o statute_n that_o it_o be_v restrictive_a of_o that_o power_n which_o before_o be_v in_o man_n of_o lesser_a estate_n but_o be_v very_o far_o from_o give_v any_o new_a power_n whereas_o the_o election_n of_o knight_n of_o shire_n to_o come_v to_o the_o parliament_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n in_o many_o county_n of_o thâ—_n realm_n of_o england_n have_v now_o of_o late_o be_v make_v by_o very_o great_a and_o outrageous_a and_o excessive_a number_n of_o people_n dwell_v within_o the_o same_o county_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n of_o the_o which_o most_o part_n be_v of_o people_n of_o small_a substance_n and_o of_o no_o value_n whereof_o every_o of_o they_o pretend_v a_o voice_n equivalent_a as_o to_o such_o election_n to_o be_v make_v with_o the_o most_o worthy_a knight_n and_o esquire_n within_o the_o same_o county_n whereby_o manslaughter_n riot_n battery_n and_o division_n among_o the_o gentleman_n and_o other_o people_n of_o the_o same_o county_n shall_v very_o likely_a rise_n and_o be_v therefore_o it_o be_v provide_v that_o the_o choice_n shall_v be_v in_o every_o county_n by_o people_n dwell_v and_o resident_a in_o the_o same_o county_n whereof_o every_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v have_v land_n or_o tenement_n to_o the_o value_n of_o 40_o s._n by_o year_n above_o all_o charge_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v manifest_o a_o exclusion_n of_o some_o former_a elector_n but_o no_o new_a one_o create_v wherefore_o the_o unforced_a consequence_n be_v that_o all_o land_n be_v now_o hold_v in_o free_a or_o common_a socage_n and_o there_o be_v no_o time_n for_o prescription_n or_o any_o new_a law_n impowr_v such_o to_o choose_v their_o representative_n this_o great_a preservative_n of_o the_o right_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a be_v defunct_a and_o i_o dare_v say_v it_o be_v neither_o within_o his_o art_n or_o his_o will_n to_o recover_v it_o yet_o though_o he_o will_v smother_v it_o i_o doubt_v not_o to_o find_v it_o alive_a among_o his_o noble_n for_o whatsoever_o make_v a_o man_n noble_a 91._o against_o jan._n etc._n etc._n p._n 91._o secure_v this_o privilege_n to_o he_o but_o ingenuity_n make_v a_o man_n noble_a therefore_o every_o ingenuus_n be_v always_o of_o right_a a_o elector_n for_o the_o great_a council_n or_o present_v at_o they_o that_o ingenuus_n and_o libre_fw-la homo_fw-la be_v the_o same_o i_o take_v it_o be_v evident_a from_o bracton_n 10._o bracton_n lib._n 1._o c._n 10._o who_o make_v the_o 〈◊〉_d division_n of_o person_n to_o be_v into_o the_o liberi_fw-la freemen_n or_o else_o servant_n of_o such_o as_o be_v svi_fw-la juris_fw-la who_o have_v that_o liberty_n 4._o ib._n cap._n 5._o p._n 4._o which_o he_o say_v be_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o such_o as_o be_v under_o other_o who_o liberty_n be_v obfuscata_n darken_v or_o becloud_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n these_o be_v but_o different_a expression_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n ib._n ib._n under_o the_o first_o be_v the_o noble_n in_o a_o strict_a sense_n as_o of_o a_o high_a order_n such_o be_v the_o majores_fw-la barones_n and_o the_o ingenui_fw-la sive_fw-la liberi_fw-la nay_o the_o libertini_n too_o bracton_n bracton_n such_o as_o be_v manumit_v and_o restore_v to_o their_o natural_a liberty_n under_o the_o other_o be_v servant_n villain_n or_o other_o the_o learned_a cluverius_n in_o his_o description_n of_o germany_n libertinâ—rum_fw-la cluver_n germ._n antiq_fw-la f._n 121._o cap._n 15._o nobilium_fw-la ingenuorum_fw-la 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fee_n than_o a_o twenty_o yet_o in_o the_o last_o recite_v record_n he_o may_v meet_v with_o the_o sixti_v part_n of_o one_o knight_n fee_n in_o the_o manor_n of_o norton_n 5._o be_v all_o that_o be_v member_n of_o the_o great_a council_n in_o those_o time_n of_o which_o our_o dispute_n be_v 219._o jani_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 32._o 35_o 36._o 40._o 57_o 62_o 63_o 64._o 66._o 185._o 219._o be_v noble_n in_o which_o the_o doctor_n and_o i_o agree_v and_o the_o noble_n come_v in_o their_o own_o person_n the_o libere_fw-la tenentes_fw-la part_n of_o the_o nobility_n be_v personal_o present_a indeed_o corporation_n hold_v in_o capite_fw-la may_v well_o come_v by_o representation_n be_v they_o be_v but_o as_o one_o noble_a and_o one_o tenent_n and_o will_v have_v be_v a_o unwieldy_a body_n to_o move_v to_o council_n unite_v as_o their_o interest_n be_v 6._o king_n john_n resignation_n be_v void_a because_o it_o be_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o commons_o sanz_n leur_fw-fr assent_n 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be_v summon_v to_o the_o great_a council_n as_o it_o have_v be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o confessor_n when_o there_o repair_v to_o the_o great_a folcmote_a or_o general_a council_n hold_v once_o a_o year_n all_o the_o peer_n knight_n and_o freeman_n at_o least_o freeholder_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 8._o for_o demonstration_n that_o libere_fw-la tenentes_fw-la come_v to_o the_o great_a council_n in_o their_o own_o person_n and_o as_o member_n king_n john_n before_o the_o pass_n of_o his_o charter_n write_v to_o the_o milites_fw-la &_o fideles_fw-la the_o last_o of_o which_o take_v in_o all_o the_o libere_fw-la tenentes_fw-la and_o tell_v they_o that_o if_o it_o may_v have_v be_v do_v he_o will_v have_v send_v letter_n to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o wherefore_o these_o member_n who_o right_a be_v here_o acknowledge_v be_v single_a individual_a person_n for_o they_o can_v not_o have_v be_v summon_v to_o come_v by_o representation_n in_o the_o case_n of_o such_o particular_a writ_n or_o 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